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Clothes For Layering

Clothes For Layering, San Francisco

 55 Reviews  Backpacks are excellent for putting your camera as well as some of the souvenirs you buy along your visits to the shops. Make sure you bring a beanie, scarf, sweatshirt, sweater and a nice warm... 

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Sweater / Jacket

Sweater / Jacket, San Francisco

 43 Reviews  Bring warm clothes with you. San Francisco is located on the water, and even on the hottest summer day, the fog can roll in quickly. When that happens, the wind comes up, and the temperature can... 

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Dress To Impress

Dress To Impress, San Francisco

 7 Reviews  San Francisco is fortunate to be blessed with a moderate climate... or so it seems! But make no mistake, this is NOT Los Angeles and it is very unlikely that you'll be comfortable in shorts, esp in... 

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Fog / Weather Conditions

Fog / Weather Conditions, San Francisco

 13 Reviews  yes, bring a jacket or sweater wherever you go. san francisco has many microclimates, so if you are in one area, let's say the mission, and you go to haight ashbury, i guarantee that you will be cold... 

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Comfortable Shoes

Comfortable Shoes, San Francisco

 17 Reviews  anything on wheels Comfortable shoes and a fleece pullover sweater. The weather changes frequently and you need to be prepared so bring layers. I fleece sweater will keep you warm and protect you from... 

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Umbrella / Rain Coat

Umbrella / Rain Coat, San Francisco

 11 Reviews  We bought light rain jackets to bring with us- the ones that fold into themselves, and I had cause to use mine twice during our trip- once on the boat going over the bay to Saulsalito and once on the... 

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Film / Photo Equipment

Film / Photo Equipment, San Francisco

 11 Reviews  Bring a sweater or a jacket, as even in August, San Francisco can be quite chilly. Tourists oiften find themselves shivering from the cold when they wear shorts on ferry trips and are forced to buy... 

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Maps / Guides

Maps / Guides, San Francisco

 7 Reviews  Apple is extremely visible in San Francisco, although other Silicon Valley giants, like Google, Cisco, HP, and Intel are well represented within the city's wifi and wireless broadband infrastructure.... 

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S.F. Sights

S.F. Sights, San Francisco

 6 Reviews  You should definately pack a suitcase that has wheels so you can easily manuever around with it. Depending on what type of transporation you take from the airport this could be very important. If you... 

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September in San Francisco

September in San Francisco, San Francisco

 Dabs Says:   September and October are the warmest months in San Francisco but don't think you can leave the long pants and fleece at home, especially if you plan on being... 

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JACK LONDON'S VIEW ON EARTHQUAKES

JACK LONDON'S VIEW ON EARTHQUAKES, San Francisco

 100ACRE Says:   "The street was a wall of flame. And against this wall of flame, silhouetted sharply, were two United States cavalrymen sitting their horses, calming... 

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Shoes and clothing

Shoes and clothing, San Francisco

 cmwilliams Says:   You'll want comfortable and practical shoes as this city requires lots of walking and has lots of hill. You'll also want to wear clothes that have good... 

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Some suggestions

Some suggestions, San Francisco

 davequ Says:   Make sure the shoes are really good for walking support & mucho truckin; (I know, he hates the whole truckin' schtick... but I like R Crumb) light rain gear &... 

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Combined suggestions

Combined suggestions, San Francisco

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It's cool in the summer

It's cool in the summer, San Francisco

 texaslloyd Says:   Bring a jacket. It's cool in the summer. 

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For Oct & Nov

For Oct & Nov, San Francisco

 iam1wthee Says:   bring a sweater and coatIt can get windy and cold. For several days it was around 45F-55F wind 10mph-15mph leave beach gear at home during those months 

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Packing List

Packing List, San Francisco

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Top 3 Hotels in San Francisco

Argonaut Hotel - A Kimpton Hotel

 4 Reviews and 1834 Opinions  There's no doubt this hotel, provides a level of luxury and convenience, that many travellers will... 

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White Swan Inn

 4 Reviews and 413 Opinions  While a bed and breakfast, it is more private. We loved it! Comfortable, big room. Well staffed.... 

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Chancellor Hotel on Union Square

 5 Reviews and 2143 Opinions  If Rosemarie had not been sick, this would have been a wonderful stay. She can describe in detail... 

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